SEP. 24, 2025

A relationship governed by rules.

"If you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says...God will bless you for doing it." Jas 1:25 NLT

Going to heaven is based solely upon having a relationship with Christ; one in which you place your total trust in Him. This relationship also involves rules you live by and guidelines that make you more godly.

• A tennis player isn't free to play tennis if there is no baseline to let him or her know whether the ball is "in or out."
• A baseball player isn't free to play baseball without a foul line.
• A football player is not free to play football without sidelines.
• You cannot be truly free without restraints.

For example, a fish is not free to wander through the jungle, and a lion is not free to dwell in the ocean. Neither was made for that.

• Freedom is having the benefits accumulate to you that you were created to receive.
• Freedom doesn't mean no boundaries.
• Freedom "in Christ" means that within the right boundaries, you get to experience "life more abundant" (See Jn 10:10).

James writes, "If you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says...God will bless you for doing it."

On top of the Statue of Liberty is a crown with seven spikes depicting the seven seas and seven continents, meaning wherever you are, you can come to America. At the bottom of the statue is a broken chain, meaning you can come to America and find freedom.

But when you come, you must agree to honor the rules that govern the relationship.

A relationship governed by rules Freedom "in Christ"

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SEP. 23, 2025

God wants to work through you (3)

"For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him." 2Ch 16:9 NKJV

God is not hesitant or indifferent when it comes to showing Himself strong. Rather, He is looking "throughout the whole earth" for people who are loyal to Him so He can reveal His power through their lives! Here are three things you need to know about God:

(1) He is always at work in supernatural ways in our world, and He has a lot He wants to accomplish.

(2) He is actively searching for loyal partners-people who steadily care about what He cares about.

(3) He is consistently nudging people to respond, but most people miss it or say no.

Question: What would it look like in your life if you began to say yes? A minister writes: "A life marked by the miraculous is not just possible, not even just desirable, but is at the very center of God's will for every one of us.

When we settle for less, our lives lose

• delight,
• fulfillment,
• and purpose.
• Personal needs of people we meet get overlooked.
• Extreme needs in our communities and around the world go unmet.

When a whole generation settles for less,

• the character and motives of God get called into question.
• His shining presence seems to fade in the world."

But you can do something about it. You were born to be God's ambassador, making Him visible each day (See 2Co 5:20).

God desires to show Himself strong

• in you,
• for you, and
• through you,

because every person you encounter has a need that only God can meet.

God wants to work through you Be God's ambassador.

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SEP. 22, 2025

God wants to work through you (2)

"As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you." Jn

20:21

Jesus said, "The Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does" (Jn 5:19-20 NIV).

The demands on Jesus were endless. Those who were sick wanted Him to help them. The Pharisees wanted to embroil Him in theological arguments. His disciples wanted Him to go to certain places and not others. But every step Jesus took, every act He performed, and every question He answered was in response to the leadings of His heavenly Father.

That's why He didn't burn out. That's why He could say on the eve of His crucifixion, "I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do" (Jn 17:4 NKJV). Now you understand why Jesus often prayed all night and rose early in the morning to pray while His disciples were still sleeping. He had only one purpose: doing what God wanted done that day. Is that easy to do? No.

People will pressure you, and unmet needs will guilt-trip you unless you are absolutely clear as to what God wants you to do. And knowing that calls for intimacy, dependency, sensitivity, and obedience to God. But living this way brings a level of joy and fulfillment that cannot be found in anything else. And this is the life you have been called to live, because Jesus said, "As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you" (Jn 20:21).

God wants to work through you Intimacy, dependency, and obedience to God

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